Correspondence Directory

Majors and Courses of InstructionEnglish115Shakespeare (Prindle) F.The Classic British Novel (Allison) S.Jewish-American Literature (Caplan) F.176. Alternative Worlds in British and American Literature (Allison, DeMarco)A variable content course that explores alternative literary worlds and modes of discourse.Although reading lists vary, all sections address the power of language to represent alternativerealities — alternative either to perceived reality or to reality as represented in another medium.Thus the course may consider the literary representations of ideal worlds, immaterial universes,science fiction, utopias and dystopias, and visionary states in literature written in English. Or itmay consider the alternative versions of a common world represented in different media, alwaysincluding literature in English (e.g., jazz and poetry, the novel and film, portraits in paint and verse,urban images in stories, songs, movies, and folklore). F.Legends of King Arthur (DeMarco) F.Crime In Literature (Musser) S.The World of Espionage (Disler) F.Comedy and Satire (Musser) F.180. Narratives (1): The Short Story (0.5 unit; Disler, Olmstead, Hipsky)This course focuses on the form of the short story and the primal pleasure of story telling. S.182. Narratives (2): Longer Forms (Novella, Novel) (0.5 unit; Disler, Olmstead, Hipsky)This course focuses on longer narrative forms, particularly the novella, with special attention to thestrategies and demands of an extended narrative. S.224. African American Images (Ryan)This course examines both literature and film, focusing on the representation of African Americans,and the artistic and socio-cultural functions of those representations. Possible topics include:“Images of Black Women in Fiction and Film,” “Figures in Black,” “Black Women Film Makers.”Also listed as BWS 224. S.226. American Images (Caplan, Carpenter, Poremski)A survey of selected poets, novelists, and essayists from the breadth of traditions and countertraditionsin American literature. Works will be read to reveal how “America” has been imaginedand to shed light on the question of what it means to be an “American.” F.228. British Images (Allison, Comorau, Long, Musser)A survey of selected poetry, fiction, prose, or drama from across the spectrum of British literature.This course will probe the diversity of traditions and countertraditions in British literature, readingselected texts against the appropriate contexts and backgrounds. Reading and course content willvary by instructor. S.254. Introduction to Film (Carpenter, Hipsky)A critical and historical approach to film. The course provides an overview of thedevelopment of filmmaking and a survey of representative film genres, directors, and internationalfilm movements. S.